GARDEN4US

Do you have plants or vegetables that are not growing well? Come see a “plant doctor”!
There are folks ready and able to help. Take a sample of the affected plant and bring it to:
Ogden Botanical Garden – Wednesdays 3 – 6pm.
1750 Monroe Boulevard, (801) 399-8080
Riverdale Senior Center – Tuesdays 2 – 5pm.
4433 South [...]

Updated as of July 2010

Box Elder County
Everyday, mid-June through October, Fruitway, Highway 89 from Brigham City to Willard
Cache/Weber county
Eden » Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., now through Oct. 31, Old Town Eden Plaza, 5510 N. 2200 South; Ogden Valley Business Association
Logan » Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., now through Oct. 17, Merlin Olsen [...]

Lore: Always plant Borage around in your garden…….. vs Science: Borage flowers attract good pollinators
The bright blue, star-shaped flowers (which bloom most of the summer) make borage one of the prettiest herb plants, though the dark green leaves are rather plain. The flavor of the leaves resembles that of cucumber. The plant will [...]

“Grandmother always planted marigolds around her tomatoes“  Evidently Grandmother had it absolutely correct and here’s why:
Although they can be beneficial against a variety of pests, marigolds are best known for their ability to suppress plant-parasitic nematodes. In India, marigolds have been used for this purpose for hundreds of years (Khan, 1971).
Marigolds can suppress 14 [...]